by Web Editor | Jun 29, 2018 | News
Katerra Merges With KEF Infra, Already Has $3.7 Billion In Bookings Offsite design-build company Katerra and India-based manufacturing technology company KEF Infra have announced a merger that will see the newly formed KEF Katerra begin conducting operations in India...
by Web Editor | Jun 27, 2018 | News
Massachusetts Sawmill’s Planned Biomass Plant Met With Opposition A long-planned wood-gasification plant for Roberts Brothers Lumber Co. has drawn fire from dozens of residents around the region, even though the business says it has no firm plans at this time for the...
by Web Editor | Jun 25, 2018 | News
Vicksburg Forest Products Upgrading Mississippi Sawmill, Creating Jobs Vicksburg Forest Products is opening a lumber mill in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After significant upgrades and modifications are complete, the multi-million dollar corporate investment will create...
by Web Editor | Jun 22, 2018 | News
Prices for wood to build and renovate houses have as much as doubled over the past six months, increasing costs for consumers but boosting Maine’s softwood sales and signaling a turnaround in that segment of the forestry market, industry experts say. A number of...
by Web Editor | Jun 11, 2018 | News
Back in March, FreightWaves reported on a “perfect storm for lumber markets”: a confluence of strong global demand and critical supply issues that caused futures prices for a thousand board feet of lumber to break $500 for the first time ever. To put that number in...
by Web Editor | Jun 8, 2018 | News
Lucideon has released a new testing guide for manufacturers of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in offsite buildings. CLT is an engineered timber product made from bonding layers of sawn timbers together. This provides a sustainable and tough panel which is ideal for use...